Re: RC: Re: non-member fees

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/9/01 8:13:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
jsalas@tampabay.rr.com writes:


> While some of us love to argue it is easier for others to let people slide 
> than to argue with them while you have 20 people standing in line. And if 
> after having spent 6 months preparing for a ride as RM and spending lots 
> and lots of money to put on a ride,  and then listening to people gripe 
> after the ride, (there is always a few) I certainly would not expect a bill 
> from the AERC office telling me I owed them anything. 


Interestingly enough, I have never had anyone gripe about the non-member fee. 
 Once in a while the AERC office detects a rider who claimed to be a member 
and wasn't, so I am charged the non-member fee.  I go after the rider, 
politely tell them that it has been discovered they are not a member, I have 
been charged for their fee, and ask them to send it to me.  I haven't been 
refused yet, but should I be, I will just persist until it is paid.  There 
are seldom over about 4 riders who are not members, and so far this has not 
been a problem.  I err by not requiring membership cards shown at 
registration.  I should make certain next year to advertise ahead of time 
that we will be asking to see them.

Barbara

West region director
Manager, Swanton Pacific 75/100